WOW!! Algae gone.

[orangepunkins]

I have a 10 gallon tank that I've been having issues with for awhile. I haven't been able to find the balance between the lighting and algae issues. I have eco complete and canister filter with led lighting on it. So for awhile I have been battling algae issues. From stag-horn algae to brown algae to fuzzy algae. All kinds. I even have had the slimy green algae which I found out comes from dead spots (no flow of water)and its a bacteria issue. Ok so what I did yesterday was I took the large driftwood out that seems to be the issue with the dead spots. And I got some platys (4) and 1 otto and 3 nerite snails. I did a little cleaning to try to clean up the algae issue. I also realized that my Finnex light I was able to dim the brightness on it so its now not so bright. I went to bed and then work today came home and HOLY SMOKES where did all the algae go? My tank sparkles!!!!!! There is not a spec of algae around. And I had a lot on the heater. Nope no more. I'm off to a good start I hope.

 

[Delapool]

Grand news!! It's a pain in my tank.

 

[jennij]

algae?

Hello! I have had a new 20 gallon tank for a month. I have a gourami and some tetras living nicely together. (Purchased Mollys but both have died I think by stress from gourami who is territorial and chases adn new mollys I add) the tank ick a few weeks back and I treated it with salt which worked great!

But now I have noticed this brown algae in splatters on the rocks and coral. any ideas what this is? And is it bad?

 

[orangepunkins]

Hello,
I'm not sure what might be the cause of it. I do know with my different algae's there is either a lighting issue, to much food, not enough water changes,or dead spots in the tanks. (those are caused from a no water flow). In each of my cases of different algae issues I had to try different things and sometimes it would solve it and sometimes not. Sorry I can't be of much help on that.

 

[FishayFishay]

IME I would Say this is a lighting issue, too much power behind the lighting or too much of it for the tank to handle in one day. Cut back to 6-8 hours and Plecos (I recommend a baby bristle nose if you can find one or even Otos) love that algae or you can simply take the decor out and scrape it with a card of some sort(school id, credit card, etc) good luck.

 

[gzeiger]

It's only bad if you decide you hate it. I think a tank without algae looks like a house without furniture.